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False pregnancy
False pregnancy is the belief that one is carrying a child when one is not pregnant. However, the symptoms of pregnancy are usually present. Very rarely, men may have false pregnancies as well.
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
35 year experience in Pediatrics
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What could cause a "false pregnancy"?
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Can False Pregnancy be treated early?
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What are the tests for false pregnancy?
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How do I know if I have a false pregnancy?
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What sort of disorder is a false pregnancy?
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What medicines can give you a false pregnancy?
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What are the most common symptoms of false pregnancy?
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A 32-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: False pregnancy?
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A 49-year old asked:
Which condition or medicines can give you a false pregnancy?
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A 19-year old female asked:
How many people actually have a false pregnancy? How do I make sure that's not what's happening before i test?
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A 33-year old asked:
Old films mentioned false pregnancy.Is this possible?
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A 34-year old asked:
Is a false pregnancy possible in a woman who has had a hysterectomy?
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A 30-year old asked:
Are women diagnosed with pseudocyesis(false pregnancy) mentally ill?
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A 44-year old asked:
Could I be pregnant or is it a false pregnancy and bloat?
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A member asked:
Do doctors see a lot of patients with false pregnancy?
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A 38-year old asked:
False pregnancy test/ false symptoms of pregnancy, what to do?
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A 31-year old asked:
False pregnancy possible in a woman who has had a history of infertility?
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A 37-year old asked:
Is it possible for you to get a false pregnancy reading if you have a cyst rupture?
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A 47-year old asked:
Could I be pregnant or is it a false pregnancy? I had hCG shot and now my test is slightly positive.
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A 34-year old female asked:
Can you get 3 false + pregnancy test 3 days in a row? having symptoms I never experience in my life, so decided to test Af due 5 days 2 early det & $1
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A 39-year old asked:
Can false pregnancy cause you to miss a period?
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A 40-year old asked:
Can blood thinners cause a false pregnancy test?
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A 46-year old asked:
Can abnormal ovaries cause a false pregnancy test?
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A 41-year old asked:
Side affects and false pregnancy from coming off birth control normal?
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A 32-year old asked:
How to get rid of the symptoms of a false pregnancy like bloated bleey?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Is it possible to get a false pregnancy test (urine) after 3 months of possibly being pregnant?
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A 19-year old female asked:
6 days late. Neg hpt at 5 days late. S&s of preg. Am i pregnant or having false pregnancy symptoms?
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A 36-year old asked:
A little over a month agp, i've been having ovarian cyst/false pregnancy symptoms. What should I do?
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A 35-year old asked:
Can colostrum leak from breasts and you have a false pregnancy?
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A 30-year old female asked:
While using injectable hCG can that provide a false pregnancy test?
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